Sure! We were told the Blackout would always be temporary, that it was intended for gathering data. Elsebeth’s totally wrong about the reasons given for the end of Blackout, and any implications that Blackout wasn’t intended to be temporary.
At the time, I wrote a short article urging players not to expect too much out of it, and to allow CCP the opportunity to try things and see what happened.
I’m also on-record in both Blackout Threads saying that it’s meant to be a test to gather data. And, you know, predicting that the hunters would be bitching in short order because the only other people out in null would be hunting them.
So, y’know, you’re definitely not the only person I contradict, man. I promise!
Is Elsebeth right about why the ended the Blackout? Is she wrong? Honestly, I don’t know. I know why they said they ended it, but I also know that when he made that announcement, Falcon looked like he’d been chewing on a lemon-and-turd sandwich for a few hours.
So, officially, yes, she’s wrong about why they ended the Blackout. But from Falcon’s reaction and the things being said by CCP in various discords and active CSMs, it sure as hell seemed like the official story was never the whole story.
Besides, I contradicted someone else already! That was to Kenneth! . . . wait…
ARE YOU SECRETLY KENNETH FELD? OMG, FELDUSTRY INFILTRATED BRISC!!